Names, addresses, and
telephone numbers of all individual agency components and offices
that receive FOIA requests.

All FOIA requests to TVA should be directed to Ms. Smith at the address
given above.

Brief description of
the agencys response-time ranges.

The median time for responding to all requests in FY 00 was 20 days.

Brief description of
why some requests are not granted.

The primary reasons for not granting requests for which records were
located is that disclosure would result in an unwarranted or clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or that the records were
protected by the deliberative or attorney-client privilege.

Definitions of terms
and acronyms used in the report

Agency-specific acronyms
or other terms.

TVA is Tennessee Valley Authority

Basic terms, expressed
in common terminology.

FOIA/PA requestFreedom
of Information Act/Privacy Act request. A FOIA request is generally
a request for access to records concerning a third party, an
organization,
or a particular topic of interest. A Privacy Act request is a
request for records concerning oneself; such requests are also
treated as FOIA requests.

Initial Requesta
request to a federal agency for access to records under the Freedom
of Information Act.

Appeala request
to a federal agency asking that it review at a higher administrative
level a full denial or partial denial of access to records under
the Freedom of Information Act, or any other FOIA determination
such as a matter pertaining to fees.

Processed Request
or Appeala request or appeal for which an agency has taken
a final action on the request or the appeal in all respects.

Multi-track processinga
system in which simple requests requiring relatively minimal
review are placed in one processing track and more voluminous
and complex
requests are placed in one or more other tracks. Requests in
each track are processed on a first-in/first-out basis. A requester
who has an urgent need for records may request expedited processing
(see below).

Expedited processingan
agency will process a FOIA request on an expedited basis when
a requester has shown an exceptional need or urgency for the
records
which warrants prioritization of his or her request over other
requests that were made earlier.

Simple requesta
FOIA request that an agency using multi-track processing places
in its fastest (nonexpedited) track based on the volume and/or
simplicity of records requested.

Complex requesta
FOIA request that an agency using multi-track processing places
in a slower track based on the volume and/or complexity of records
requested.

Grantan agency
decision to disclose all records in full in response to a FOIA
request.

Partial grantan
agency decision to disclose a record in part in response to a
FOIA request, deleting information determined to be exempt under
one or more of the FOIAs exemptions; or a decision to disclose
some records in their entireties, but to withhold others in whole
or in part.

Denialan agency
decision not to release any part of a record or records in response
to a FOIA request because all the information in the requested
records is determined by the agency to be exempt under one or
more of the FOIAs exemptions, or for some procedural reason
(such as because no record is located in response to a FOIA request).

Time limitsthe
time period in the Freedom of Information Act for an agency to
respond to a FOIA request (ordinarily 20 working days from proper
receipt of a "perfected" FOIA request).

"Perfected"
requesta FOIA request for records which adequately describes
the records sought, which has been received by the FOIA office
of the agency or agency component in possession of the records,
and for which there is no remaining question about the payment
of applicable fees.

Median numberthe
middle, not average, number. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the
median number is 7.

Average number—the
number obtained by dividing the sum of a group of numbers by
the quantity of numbers in the group. For example, of 3, 7, and
14,
the average number is 8.

Exemption 3 statutes

List of Exemption 3 statutes
relied on by agency during current fiscal year.

Brief description
of type(s) of information withheld under each statute.

Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as
amended, at 41 U.S.C. § 253b(m), prohibits the release or
disclosure of an unsuccessful technical, management or cost proposal
submitted
by a contractor in response to the requirements of a solicitation
for a competitive proposal.

Ethics in Government Act, 5 U.S.C. app. § 105, which requires
specific conditions to be met before financial disclosure reports
of federal employees may be released.

Statement of whether
a court has upheld the use of each statute. If so, then cite example.

There were no court challenges to TVAs determinations to
invoke Exemption 3.

Median number of
days that such requests were pending as of that date
18

Comparisons with previous
year

Comparison of numbers
of requests received
FY99: 184
FY00: 131

Comparison of numbers
of requests processed
FY99: 169
FY00: 149

Comparison of median
numbers of days requests were pending as of end of fiscal year 76.3%
decrease.

Other statistics significant
to agency None

Other narrative statements
describing agency efforts to improve timeliness of FOIA performance
and to make records available to the public (e.g., backlog-reduction
efforts; specification of average number of hours per processed
request; training activities; public availability of new categories
of records.)

During FY 00 TVA has maintained and kept current the FOIA web site
and reading room. TVA has continuously improved the content of the
general web site, of which FOIA is a prominent feature, to make
more information available to the public. Publication of TVA information
on the web site has contributed to a reduction in the number of
FOIA requests.

Costs/FOIA staffing

Staffing levels.

Number of full-time
FOIA personnel 2

Number of personnel
with part-time or occasional FOIA duties (in total work-years) 0